Bring on the night
Nov. 26th, 2022 10:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rivervoxEverything went fine with Honey's trip. She was home early in the afternoon and we had a pleasant evening. Burritos for dinner, because I couldn't face more cooking. We watched some Thanksgiving TV shows and then Elvis while I made an apple pie. I made the macaroni and cheese earlier in the day. We watched the parade in the morning, then I got out for a walk before cooking in the afternoon. We had a good meal and played Clue and Timeline after dinner.
I wasn't happy with the food this year. The green beans were ruined; a watery sauce and burnt onions. I will make it again this week, with good old cream of mushroom. The pie crust for apple wasn't good, I will make it next time and the pumpkin pie crust wasn't cooked enough. But everyone ate and I didn't have a stressful day overall. It was just too much and I'm very thankful not to have to do that again for a year. I didn't want to say that at the table though! The one thing I did like making was candied yams, which reminded me of home.
We went to see Wakanda Forever at the Regal. We hadn't been there since Dec. 2019 to see Cats! It was fun to be out and those chairs are comfy. The movie was kind of a mess. At least three films crammed into one with shaggy plotting. But it was visually good and the performances were great. Happy to be at the cinema again with my family.
Feeling very detached and tired these days. Everything is too much. It doesn't help that I can't take my walks or be alone. Today we are meeting up with the rest of the family for a birthday party in a park. And Honey leaves early in the morning. I went to sleep at 9:30 last night, exhausted. Maybe it was the wine. Woke up convinced it was 5:30 or 6, only to find it was 2:30 AM. I got up and read for a bit, then tried to sleep. I'm getting good at the backwards alphabet and now try to think of words for all the letters.
When DH and Honey get back, I will get out for a walk.
I wasn't happy with the food this year. The green beans were ruined; a watery sauce and burnt onions. I will make it again this week, with good old cream of mushroom. The pie crust for apple wasn't good, I will make it next time and the pumpkin pie crust wasn't cooked enough. But everyone ate and I didn't have a stressful day overall. It was just too much and I'm very thankful not to have to do that again for a year. I didn't want to say that at the table though! The one thing I did like making was candied yams, which reminded me of home.
We went to see Wakanda Forever at the Regal. We hadn't been there since Dec. 2019 to see Cats! It was fun to be out and those chairs are comfy. The movie was kind of a mess. At least three films crammed into one with shaggy plotting. But it was visually good and the performances were great. Happy to be at the cinema again with my family.
Feeling very detached and tired these days. Everything is too much. It doesn't help that I can't take my walks or be alone. Today we are meeting up with the rest of the family for a birthday party in a park. And Honey leaves early in the morning. I went to sleep at 9:30 last night, exhausted. Maybe it was the wine. Woke up convinced it was 5:30 or 6, only to find it was 2:30 AM. I got up and read for a bit, then tried to sleep. I'm getting good at the backwards alphabet and now try to think of words for all the letters.
When DH and Honey get back, I will get out for a walk.
